Marcus’s reply about Soapysdr and Sdrplay. Seems the gain settings are backwards in software.
https://groups.google.com/g/sara-list/c/o7xGe2hYkHc/m/VnaAH2u9AgAJ
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Software
Installing CASA under Ubuntu
To install CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications) on Ubuntu, follow these steps. CASA is commonly used in radio astronomy, especially for
Read moreCASA and GUIs
CASA does have a GUI, but the availability and scope of the GUI depend on the version you’re using: 🧱 Classic
Read moreezRA (Easy Radio Astronomy): How to change Azimuth in a group of ezCol files after these were recorded using a parameter in ezCon 25/5/2025
The following parameters allow ezCon to override the azimuth or elevation embedded within the data files from ezCol and use
Read morePixInsight Repositories
This is a list of the repositories in my copy of PixInsight on my laptop as of 16/5/2025:
Read moreFITS Software
The following is an extract from https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_viewer.html: FITS Image Software Packages for image viewing, analysis, and format conversion The following
Read moreUsing TOPCAT Software for Windows to visualise and interpret SDFITS data (NASA single dish data format)
The SDFITS single dish data format (https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/Main/SdfitsDetails#:~:text=Briefly%2C%20SDFITS%20is%20a%20convention%20for%20storing%20single-dish,freedom%20to%20add%20any%20additional%20columns%20as%20necessary): The SDFITS convention was developed in the late 1980s. An early version was
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